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Constitutional law experts and attorneys discussed freedom of speech. Speakers included former ACLU President Nadine Strossen and attorneys Floyd Abrams, Daniel Kornstein, and Alex Abdo. Topics…

The Heritage Foundation held a discussion on the First Amendment and whether hate speech should be outlawed. Policy experts debated the pros and cons before taking questions and comments…

Former American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) President Nadine Strossen was the keynote speaker at the conclusion of a day-long conference on free speech on college campuses, hosted by the…

Authors Nadine Strossen and Laura Kipnis talked about free speech. Live, behind-the-scenes footage of the authors was shown after the end of the discussion.

A discussion on civic engagement from the 23rd annual Los Angeles Times Festival of Books that featured Susan Burton, Becoming Mrs. Burton: From Prison to Recovery to Leading the Fight For…

Nadine Strossen talked about her book, Hate: Why We Should Resist It with Free Speech, Not Censorship, which examines the line between hate speech and free speech.

Constitutional scholars Katie Fallow and Nadine Stossen talked about the 1969 landmark Supreme Court decision in Brandenburg v. Ohio. In the case the justices overturned the hate speech…

Authors talked about free speech on American campuses. The participants were Mark Lilla, author of The Once and Future Liberal; Nadine Strossen, author of Hate; April Kelly-Woessner, author of…

Witnesses, including college officials and legal experts, testified at a hearing to examine free speech on college campuses. All were asked about which instances would cross the line and…

The Newseum presented its annual awards at a ceremony recognizing those who have promoted free expression in areas of speech, the press, religious liberty, and arts and entertainment. One…

Constitutional attorneys Nadine Strossen and David Rivkin debated the privacy concerns of government surveillance, as well as surveillance carried out by businesses. “Balancing Privacy and…

The American Constitution Society hosted a review of the major cases and rulings from the 2014-15 Supreme Court term. The panelists focused on the Court’s landmark rulings on the Affordable…

Former Deputy Assistant Attorney General John Yoo and former American Civil Liberties Union president Nadine Strossen discussed the book, Confronting Terror: 9/11 and the Future of American National…

Justices Antonin Scalia, David Souter, and Ruth Bader Ginsburg paid tribute to retiring American Civil Liberties Union President Nadine Strossen as she planned to retire after serving as president of…

A memorial tribute to syndicated columnist Molly Ivins was held at the New York Society for Ethical Culture. Ms. Ivins died of cancer at the age of 62 on January 31, 2007. The event began with a slide…

Justice Scalia and Professor Strossen discussed civil liberties and the original meaning of the U.S. Constitution. Topics included the flag-burning case, police use of infrared detection,…

Panelists talked about the separation of church and state. They responded to questions from students in the audience.

Pamela Paul talked about her book Pornified: How Pornography is Transforming Our Lives, Our Relationships, and Our Families, published by Times Books. In the book she argues that women are being urged…

The panel discussed issues raised by writer and lawyer Richard North Patterson in his novel, Protect and Defend, published by Random House. The book is about conflicts over late-term…

Ms. Strossen spoke about the Patriot Act and its reauthorization by Congress. Her organization, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), opposes making the Patriot Act permanent and…